Intel DQ963GS Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide

Viglen Product description: Intel DQ963GS Motherboard
Viglen Order Code: PMPGS001
Viglen System: Genie (s775)

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Product Specification

Motherboard Form Factor

microATX (243.84 millimetres [9.60 inches] x 243.84 millimetres
[9.60 inches])

Motherboard chipset

Intel® Q963 Express Chipset, consisting of:

• Intel® 82Q963 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH)

• Intel® 82801HB I/O Controller Hub (ICH8)

CPU connector type (s370,
slot1 etc)

LGA 775

Number of CPUs supported

1

If >1 does it require a
terminator?

N/A

Supported CPU types (C,
P3 or P4 etc)

Support for the following:

• Intel® Core™2 Duo processor with 1066 or 800 MHz system bus

• Intel® Pentium® D processor with 800 or 533 MHz system bus

• Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with 800 or 533 MHz system bus

• Intel® Celeron® D processor with 533 MHz system bus

Supported CPU speeds

CPU No. CPU speed FSB L2 cache

E6300- E6400
E6600- E6700

1.86 –2.13GHz

2.40--2.66GHz

1066MHz
1066Mhz

2MB
4MB

805
820
915-960

2.66GhZ

2.80Ghz

2.80GHz-3.60GHz

533MHz
800MHz
800MHz

2MB
2MB
4MB

524
520-551
620-662

3.20GHz

2.80GH – 3.40Ghz

2.80GHz-3.60GHz

533MHz
800MHz
800MHz

1MB
1MB
2MB

320-355
352,356,360

2.40-3.33GHz

3.20,-3.46GHz

533MHz
533MHz

256KB
512KB

Front side bus speed

1066MHz, 800MHz and 533MHz

Number of PCI slots

2

PCI slot speeds

33MHz

Number of PCI-E slots

1 x PCI-e x1

Number of AGP slots

0

Number of AMR slots

0

Additional slots

0

On board video fitted?
Type

Intel® GMA 3000 onboard graphics subsystem

Ram size?

Shared system Memory (Max 256MB)

Upgradeable?

N/A

Onboard audio fitted? Type

6-channel (5.1) onboard subsystem, featuring:

• Intel® High Definition Audio interface

• SigmaTel* STAC9227 audio codec

• HD Audio Link header

Front facing audio header
and type

Yes

Audio Upgradeable?

Yes via PCI

Onboard network fitted?
Type

Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the
Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Number of network

1

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connections?

Upgradeable?

Yes via PCI

Onboard SCSI fitted? Type

No

No of channels?

N/A

Manufacturer?

N/A

Model Number?

N/A

Speed?

N/A

Number of IDE channels

One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100/133 support

Maximum number of disks

2

Number of SATA Channels

Four Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0GB/s), via the ICH8, one device
per channel.

Diskette drive Interface

1
2 x USB connectors for 4 additional
USB 2.0 devices

1 x Serial port header

Internal connectors

1 x HD Audio Link Header 1 x Front panel audio header

1 x Parallel Port 1 x RJ045 LAN Port
1 x VGA port 1 x Audio In
6 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Audio Out
1 x MIC

Rear I/O connectors

2 x PS/2 Ports

Memory type

DDR2
Supports:

• Unbuffered, non-registered single or double-sided DIMMs

• Non-ECC memory

• Serial Presence Detect (SPD) memory only

For RIMMs install CRIMM in
empty sockets

N/A

Number of memory sockets

Four 240-pin DDR2 1.8 V SDRAM Dual Inline memory Module (DIMM)
sockets

Maximum memory support

• Support up to 8GB of system memory using DDR2 533 or DDR2 667
DIMMS

Supported memory speed

DDR2 533/667 MHz single or Dual channel DDR2 DIMMS

BIOS

• Intel® BIOS (resident in the SPI Flash device)

• Support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Plug
and Play,

Instantly
Available PC
Technology

• Support for PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.3

• Support for PCI Express Revision 1.0a

• Suspend to RAM support

• Wake on PCI, RS-232, front panel, PS/2 devices, and USB ports

Hardware Monitor
Subsystem

• Intel® Quiet System Technology implemented through ICH8

• Voltage sense to detect out of range power supply voltages

• Thermal sense to detect out of range thermal values

• Three fan headers

• Three fan sense inputs used to monitor fan activity

MTBF

130,087 hours.

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Supported CPU List in Detail

See the table below for a complete list of supported processors.

Processor Family Processor Number

Processor
Speed

System Bus
Frequency

L2 Cache Size

E6700 2.66 GHz 1066 MHz 4 MB
E6600 2.40 GHz 1066 MHz 4 MB
E6400 2.13 GHz 1066 MHz 2 MB

Intel® Core™2

Duo

E6300 1.86 GHz 1066 MHz 2 MB
960 3.60 GHz 800 MHz 2x2 MB

950 3.40 GHz 800 MHz 2x2 MB
945 3.40 GHz 800 MHz 2x2 MB
940 3.20 GHz 800 MHz 2x2 MB
930 3 GHz 800 MHz 2x2 MB
925 3 GHz 800 MHz 2x2 MB
920 2.80 GHz 800 MHz 2x2 MB
915 2.80 GHz 800 MHz 2x2 MB
820 2.80 GHz 800 MHz 2x1 MB

Intel® Pentium® D

805 2.66 GHz 533 MHz 2x1 MB
662 3.60 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB

661 3.60 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB
651 3.40 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB
650 3.40 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB
641 3.20 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB
640 3.20 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB
631 3 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB
630 3 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB

620 2.80 GHz 800 MHz 2 MB
551 3.40 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
550J 3.40 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
550 3.40 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
541 3.20 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
540J 3.20 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
540 3.20 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
531 3 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB

Intel® Pentium® 4

530J 3 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB

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530 3 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
521 2.80 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
520J 2.80 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
520 2.80 GHz 800 MHz 1 MB
524 3.20 GHz 533 MHz 1 MB
360 3.46 GHz 533 MHz 512 KB

356 3.33 GHz 533 MHz 512 KB
355 3.33 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB
352 3.20 GHz 533 MHz 512 KB
347 3.06 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB
350 3.20 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB
346 3.06 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB
345J 3.06 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB
341 2.93 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB
340J 2.93 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB
336 2.80 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB
335

2.80 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB

330-331 2.66 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB
325-326 2.53 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB

Intel® Celeron® D

320 2.40 GHz 533 MHz 256 KB

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• System Board Components

Figure 1 - Motherboard Layout & Components

Table 1
Item Description Item Description

A Front panel audio header P Front chassis fan header
B PCI Conventional bus add-in card

connector 1

Q Chassis intrusion h eader

C PCI Express x1 connector R Intel 82801HO I/O Controller Hub

(ICH8DO)
D Back panel connectors S BIOS Setup configuration jumper block
E Processor core power connector T Auxiliary front panel power LED header
F Rear chassis fan header U Front panel header
G LGA775 processor socket V Serial ATA connectors [4]
H Intel 82Q963 GMCH W Front panel USB header
I Processor fan header X Speaker
J DIMM Channel A sockets Y Front panel USB header
K Serial port header Z Parallel ATE IDE connector
L DIMM Channel B socket s AA PCI Conventional bus add-in card

connector 2
M Diskette drive connector BB High Definition Audio header
N Main Power connector - ­O Battery - -

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• Back Panel Connectors 5.1 SigmaTel audio STAC9227

The Motherboard external IO connectors are attached to a metallic I/O shield. This shield
serves several purposes:

• It protects the sensitive Motherboard from any external EMC interference.

• It stops the computer from interfering with other electrical devices.

• It allows the Motherboard to be easily upgraded in the future without having to resort to

buying a whole new case. Simply change the I/O shield to match the Motherboard.

The I/O shield provides external access to onboard VGA port, Parallel Port, six USB
connectors as well as one LAN Port and audio connectors.

Figure 2 - Back Panel Connectors

Table 2

Item Description Item Description

A PS/2 Mouse Port F LAN (RJ45)
B PS/2 Keyboard Port G USB 2.0 ports (2)

C Parallel port (Burgundy) H

Audio line in/Retasking Jack
[Blue]

D VGA port (blue) I

Line out/retasking jack
[Green]

E USB 2.0 ports (4) J

Mic in/retasking jack
[Pink]

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• Internal headers

There are connector headers on the motherboard for Front Panel, Alternative front panel
Power LED, USB1/USB2, HD Audio Link, Audio and Serial connector headers. The location
and or details of these internal headers are shown below (Figure 3).

Figure 3 - Internal Headers

Table 3

Item Description

A Front Panel connectors

B Alternative Front Panel Power LED
C USB1/USB2
D Intel HD Audio Link

E Audio (HD/AC’97)

F Serial Connector

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• Front Panel connections

The following are all connectors situated along the front edge of the motherboard. They are
often connected to buttons and LED’s situated on the front panel.

Figure 4 – Front Panel Connectors

Table 4

Pin Connector Comments

1-3 HD LED This goes to the Hard Disk L.E.D. on the front

panel, which lights up when the SATA Hard Disk
is in use.

2-4 Power LED This attaches to the power L.E.D on the front

panel, to display if the computer is active or not.

5-7 Reset switch

connector

When these pins are shorted, it will cause the
computer to perform a cold reboot.

6-8 Power On/Off When these pins are shorted it turns the

computer on and off.

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• Memory

The board has four DIMM sockets and supports the following memory features:

• 1.8 V (only) DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs with gold-plated contacts

• Unbuffered, single-sided or double-sided DIMMs with the following restriction:

Double-sided DIMMS with x16 organization are not supported.

• 8 GB maximum total system memory using DDR2 667 or DDR2 533 DIMMs;

• Minimum total system memory: 512 MB

• Non-ECC DIMMs

• Serial Presence Detect

• DDR2 533 and DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM DIMMs

NOTE: A minimum of 512 MB of system memory is required to fully enable

both the onboard graphics and the manageability engine.

NOTE: To be fully compliant with all applicable DDR SDRAM memory specifications, the

board should be populated with DIMMs that support the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data
structure. This enables the BIOS to read the SPD data and program the chipset to accurately
configure memory settings for optimum performance. If non-SPD mem ory is installed, the
BIOS will attempt to correctly configure the memory settings, but performance and reliability
may be impacted or the DIMMs may not function under the determined frequency. Table 5 ­lists the supported DIMM configurations

.

Table 5. Supported Memory Configuration

DIMM
Type

SDRAM
Technology

Smallest
usable
DIMM (one x16
Single-sided
DIMM)

Largest usable
DIMM (one x8
Double-sided
DIMM)

Maximum
capacity
with four
identical
x8 Double­sided
DIMMs

DDR2 533 256 Mbit 128 MB 512 MB 2 GB
DDR2 533 512 Mbit 256 MB 1 GB 4 GB
DDR2 533 1 Gbit 512 MB 2 GB 8 GB
DDR2 667 256 Mbit 128 MB 512 MB 2 GB
DDR2 667 512 Mbit 256 MB 1 GB 4 GB
DDR2 667 1 Gbit 512 MB 2 GB 8 GB

NOTE: Regardless of the DIMM type used, the memory frequency will either be equal to or

less than the processor system bus frequency. For example, if DDR2 667 memories is used
with a 533 MHz system bus frequency processor, the memory will operate at 533 MHz. Table
6 lists the resulting operating memory frequencies based on the combination of DIMMs and
processors.

Table 6- Operating Memory Frequencies

DIMM Type Processor system bus

frequency

Resulting memory
frequency

DDR2 533 533 MHz 533 MHz
DDR2 533 800 MHz 533 MHz
DDR2 533 1066 MHz 533 MHz
DDR2 667 533 MHz 533 MHz
DDR2 667 800 MHz 667 MHz
DDR2 667 1066 MHz 667 MHz

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Initial BIOS Release.

MQ96510J.86A.1577.2006.1115.2315 (VERSION: 1577)

Driver’s initial release

Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT4 are not supported
Windows 2000 & Windows XP Drivers

Audio: Sigmatel STAC9227 5.10.5208 11.2MB 08/11/2006
INF: Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility 8.1.1.1010 665KB 08/12/2006
LAN: Intel® PRO Network Connections

(Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller)

11.2 86.2MB 19/10/2006

Intel Management Engine AFSC 2.1.22.1026 916KB 11/7/2006
Graphics: Intel Graphics (Intel® GMA 3000) 14.25.4704 11.5MB 09/10/2006

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Drivers

Audio: Sigmatel STAC9227 5.10.5208 12MB 08/11/2006
INF: Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility 8.1.1.1010 665KB 08/12/2006
LAN: Intel® PRO Network Connections

(Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller)

11.2 86.2MB 19/10/2006

IntelManagement Engine AFSC 2.1.22.1026 916KB 11/7/2006
Graphics: Intel Graphics (Intel® GMA 3000) 14.25.64.4704 11.5MB 15/10/2006

Windows XP64 Audio driver Hot fix:

IMPORTANT: Audio drivers may fail to install in Windows* XP 64-Bit Edition. Symptoms may
include error messages, such as "Error in installation" or "Unknown error". Microsoft's Update
for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB901105) fixes this issue. After installing this update, the audio
drivers for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition will successfully install.
(

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;901105)

WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP­KB901105-v3-x64-ENU.exe

KB901105 734KB

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NDSIS2

Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Connection Driver

4.96 1.61MB -

Note: All the above drivers are PC99 certified.

Other Drivers and Patches

Patch-USBBIOSx (Registry Patch for
Windows XP Pro & Windows Home for wake­up under S3 via USB mouse/Keyboard)

- 260 KB 06 Sept 2006

DOS CDROM Support Driver Instruction
(SBIDE.SYS)

- 614 KB 15 April 1997

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Drivers Installation Instruction

When carrying out fresh installation of operating systems it is recommended device drivers be
installed in following order.

1. Chipset (Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility)

2. Intel Manage ment Engine AFSC

3. Display (Intel Grap hics (Intel® GMA 3000)

4. Audio (Sigmatel STAC9227)

5. LAN (Intel® PRO Network Connections)

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